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German fans want to grill Paul the Octopus

German fans want to grill Paul the Octopus

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100708/od_nm/[WORD TOO LONG]

http://tinyurl.com/29tn9os


German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus

By Erik Kirschbaum Erik Kirschbaum – Thu Jul 8, 11:49 am ET

BERLIN (Reuters) – Some Germans are calling for a public roasting of the oracle octopus who correctly picked the winner of all six of their national soccer team's World Cup matches -- including a bitter defeat to Spain on Wednesday.

Paul, a two-year-old octopus in a German aquarium, turned into a global celebrity for his uncanny ability to predict the winner of all Germany's matches -- even a group stage defeat to Serbia and an ousting by Spain in the semi-finals.

"Nothing beats grilled octopus," said Dolores Lusch, a Germany fan who works on a Berlin fish stall. "Cut him up in thin slices and grill him on all sides with a dash of lemon juice, olive oil and garlic on it. Delicious!"

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100708/od_nm/[WORD TOO LONG]

http://tinyurl.com/29tn9os


German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus

By Erik Kirschbaum Erik Kirschbaum – Thu Jul 8, 11:49 am ET

BERLIN (Reuters) – Some G ...[text shortened]... im on all sides with a dash of lemon juice, olive oil and garlic on it. Delicious!"

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I think they should ware board him... (smiles)

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There are people in Germany who can distinguish between message (Germany loses semifinals) and messenger (Paul)

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now the Kazakhs are after him.

the bookies in Kazakh lost too much money to people who bet on Paul's picks and won.

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Originally posted by Ponderable
There are people in Germany who can distinguish between message (Germany loses semifinals) and messenger (Paul)
it only takes one hungry fan.

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100708/od_nm/[WORD TOO LONG]

http://tinyurl.com/29tn9os


German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus

By Erik Kirschbaum Erik Kirschbaum – Thu Jul 8, 11:49 am ET

BERLIN (Reuters) – Some G ...[text shortened]... im on all sides with a dash of lemon juice, olive oil and garlic on it. Delicious!"

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:'(

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your avatar won't look so happy if the Kazakh mafia gets hold of it.

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